What is the official poverty rate, and what does it actually measure?
Poverty trends in modern America, according to the official poverty rate
The official poverty rate versus other statistical indicators bearing on material deprivation in America
Systematic differences between income and expenditures among poorer households in modern America
Accounting for the widening reported gap between income and consumption for lower-income Americans
Trends in living standards for low-income Americans
Conclusion : wanted
new poverty measure(s) for modern America.